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Question: There are different opinions as to what it takes to be a good citizen. As far as you are concerned personally, how important is it - To help people in the rest of the world who are worse off than yourself?
Choices: 1 "Not at all important" - 7 "Very important"
Data: Average score
Period:
Area:
8 countries/ areas
Highlight:
1 Sweden4.95
2 Japan 4.72
3 United States4.68
4 Australia4.65
5 Germany4.61
6 United Kingdom4.47
7 France4.42
8 Republic of Korea4.34

Note
Can't choose/ No answer are excluded.

No data for 2 countries.

Source
ISSP 2014

Correlations with major national performance indices
Life satisfaction (10 steps)
No. of data8
Regression equation
Y = 1.430027 X +0.185
Correlation coefficient (r)0.530
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.281

GDP per capita (current US$)
No. of data8
Regression equation
Y = 36735.472201 X -117944.224
Correlation coefficient (r)0.589
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.347

Life expectancy at birth - Both sexes (years)
No. of data8
Regression equation
Y = -0.481721 X +84.081
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.042
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.002

Fertility rate, total (births per woman)
No. of data8
Regression equation
Y = 0.597106 X -1.252
Correlation coefficient (r)0.387
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.150

Suicide - all ages (per 100,000 population)
No. of data8
Regression equation
Y = -9.657273 X +59.622
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.312
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.097